• 8 min read
What Is Object Detection? How It Works and Why It Matters
In this guide, we discuss what object detection is, how it works, how to label and augment data for object detection models, and more.
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James Gallagher
James is a technical writer at Roboflow, with experience writing documentation on how to train and use state-of-the-art computer vision models.
Latest Posts by James Gallagher
• 9 min read
What Is Image Classification? A Guide for Beginners
In this guide, we talk about what image classification is and what problems you can solve with image classification.
• 2 min read
Launch: Stop Training Jobs Early
Learn how to stop training jobs early on Roboflow Train.
• 3 min read
Launch: Train Larger Models on Roboflow
Learn how to train Medium, Large, and Extra Large models with Roboflow Train.
• 6 min read
OpenAI o3 and o4-mini: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Read our analysis of how OpenAI's O3 and O4-Mini models perform on a range of vision tasks.
• 5 min read
OpenAI GPT-4.1: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Read our analysis of OpenAI's GPT-4.1 model on multimodal tasks like VQA, object detection, and more.
• 6 min read
How to Monitor Red Zones with Computer Vision
Learn how to monitor red zones for safety compliance using computer vision.
• 7 min read
Launch: Train and Deploy RF-DETR Models with Roboflow
Learn how to train RF-DETR models with Roboflow Train and deploy RF-DETR models with Roboflow Workflows and Inference.
• 7 min read
How to Train RF-DETR on a Custom Dataset
Learn how to train an RF-DETR model on a custom dataset.
• 7 min read
RF-DETR: A SOTA Real-Time Object Detection Model
Today we are releasing RF-DETR, a state-of-the-art real-time object detection model. Learn more about how RF-DETR works and how to use the model.
• 7 min read
Launch: Fine-Tune and Deploy Qwen2.5-VL Models with Roboflow
Learn how to fine-tune and deploy Qwen2.5-VL models with Roboflow.
• 7 min read
Launch: Roboflow Batch Processing
Learn how to use Batch Processing to run multi-step vision AI workflows on a folder of images or videos.
• 5 min read
Gemma 3: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Read our analysis of Google's Gemma-3 model and how it performs on a variety of common multimodal vision AI tasks.
• 5 min read
SmolVLM2: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Read our analysis of how SmolVLM2 performs on a range of multimodal vision tasks.
• 6 min read
Moondream 2: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Read our analysis of how the multimodal Moondream 2 model performs on a range of vision tasks.
• 6 min read
Top Multimodal Models: A Complete Guide
Read our guide to the best multimodal vision models for use in tasks like OCR, object detection, and image classification.
• 5 min read
Cohere Aya Vision: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Learn how Cohere Aya Vision performs on a series of qualitative multimodal task evaluations.
• 7 min read
GPT-4.5 Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Read our analysis of how GPT-4.5 performs on multimodal vision tasks like VQA and object detection.
• 16 min read
How to Improve the Accuracy of Your Computer Vision Model: A Guide
Read our tips on how to improve your computer vision model, guided by our experience helping hundreds of businesses train models.
• 5 min read
Launch: Use YOLOv12 with Roboflow
Learn how to label data for, train, and deploy YOLOv12 models with Roboflow.
• 5 min read
How to Train a YOLOv12 Object Detection Model on a Custom Dataset
Learn how to train a YOLOv12 object detection model on a custom dataset.
• 5 min read
Parallel Inference Requests with Roboflow
Learn how to make parallel inference requests to the Roboflow Hosted API and to a Roboflow Dedicated Deployment.
• 7 min read
OpenAI o3-mini: Vision and Multimodal Features
Read our analysis of how OpenAI's O3 Mini model performs on various computer vision tasks.
• 5 min read
How to Use Gemini for OCR
Learn how to use Roboflow Workflows to build vision AI applications that use Gemini's OCR capabilities.
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